----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 11:55
AM
Subject: RE: r31 rear pads/Bias
Mick,
I'm
running Mazda RX7 4 pots on the front + 200B booster + '94 180SX master
cylinder + Wilwood adjustable bias valve. I've currently got the valve
adjusted to give me maximum bias to the front. Weird hey! I thought with
the 4 pots I'd always have too much bias to the front, but I'm always having
trouble locking up the back. No fun.
I
fear my problem is the 180SX master cylinder. I wanted to use it because it
has a 15/16 bore, it fits up to the 200B booster, gives great pedal feel and I
just happened to have it lying in the shed. Unfortunately it has inbuilt
proportioning, which is impossible to bloody well get apart. Not happy! So
I've kinda got the inbuilt proportioning + my external adjustable valve, which
is plainly not working. I'm going to have to go to a plain master cylinder
with external proportioning. But I want 15/16" or 1" that will fit up to a
200B booster. Any ideas??
PL
Pete
One of the reasons I use the commonwhore discs and calipers is that I
could never get the bias right with the r31 rears. I just assumed it was
because i used the 4 spots on the front. What are u running on the
front? Terry seems to be happy with the bias on his.... The best feature of
the r31 rears is the cable operated handbrake which means you can keep it
legal (not like mine)
BTW I was running a 180B master cyl and booster.
Also I have found that having the Tilton bias balance bar is quite
interesting. When changing from a dirt circuit to a bitumen circuit I am
winding the adjustor knob about 4 to 5 turns which is quite a bit so i
guess if u are experiencing different road surfaces there will be times when
the bias is right and other times when it will be wrong (maybe its never
right?). I am extremely happy with my brakes now and I reckon the attraction
for the rear of 4WD's is a thing of the past hehe
just some thoughts
cheers
Mick
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000
5:25 PM
Subject: RE: r31 rear pads
Terry,
I have changed mine about 3 times now and I've
got it sorted. It seems the longer the calipers have gone without a pad
change, the harder it is to get the pistons back. I played around with pad
materials a bit, so I did a few changes in quick
succession.
When I first got mine I was so pissed off with
them that I pulled them apart to suss out how the hell they're supposed to
work! Now I know. It's amazing how hard you can do up the G clamp without
those pistons moving one bit! This also allowed me to check everything and
clean them up thoroughly. Still haven't got my bloody bias
sorted...
PL
Pete,
I was just thinking (dangerous I know) but I hope I never have a
mandatory pad change with the R31's - it would be quicker to change the
calliper.
terry
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